chesterfield
[ ches-ter-feeld ]
/ ˈtʃɛs tərˌfild /
noun
(sometimes initial capital letter)
a single- or double-breasted topcoat or overcoat with a fly front and a narrow velvet collar.
a large, overstuffed sofa or divan with a back and upholstered arms.
Chiefly Canadian.
any large sofa or couch.
Origin of chesterfield
First recorded in 1885–90; named after an Earl of
Chesterfield in the 19th century
Words nearby chesterfield
chest-thumping,
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chesterton,
chestnut,
chestnut blight,
chestnut bottle
Definition for chesterfield (2 of 2)
Chesterfield
[ ches-ter-feeld ]
/ ˈtʃɛs tərˌfild /
noun
Philip Dor·mer Stan·hope
[dawr-mer stan-uh p] /ˈdɔr mər ˈstæn əp/, 4th Earl of,1694–1773,
British statesman and author.
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British Dictionary definitions for chesterfield (1 of 3)
chesterfield
/ (ˈtʃɛstəˌfiːld) /
noun
a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
a large tightly stuffed sofa, often upholstered in leather, with straight upholstered arms of the same height as the back
Word Origin for chesterfield
C19: named after a 19th-century Earl of
Chesterfield
British Dictionary definitions for chesterfield (2 of 3)
Chesterfield
1
/ (ˈtʃɛstəˌfiːld) /
noun
an industrial town in N central England, in Derbyshire: famous 14th-century church with twisted spire. Pop: 70 260 (2001)
British Dictionary definitions for chesterfield (3 of 3)
Chesterfield
2
/ (ˈtʃɛstəˌfiːld) /
noun
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield. 1694–1773, English statesman and writer, noted for his elegance, suavity, and wit; author of Letters to His Son (1774)